If any one comes in here and bashes gamblers that have issues,they really are showing their lack of understanding of how the brain works.
That said I suggest you replace gambling with a more healthy alternative like wallking/Jogging or working out. The cardio aspect will work better here imo than the short amount of time you can actually spend in a gym. Combining them would be way better.
As for the issue you can dwell on it and try to find out why you are this way and quite often its a cycle that never gets to the core of the issue. Look at the success rate of gamblers anonymous or any other group that rehashes the issues and you will see they do not have the highest success rates.
Hollywood has done a good job of misleading and propping up that aspect for a long time.
Your best bet is to figure out how the reward system works in your brain and go from there. Dont beat yourself up and dont get into the poor me,just attack it like a pitbull.
If you honestly believe all of this you should talk to someone or get help. I fear if you treat your fiat money the same it will end up bad.
Combining gambling and cardio? No one is going to be able to replace the feeling you get. For that you need help, no judgement being made.
Also if all you lost in a entire year is 1 BTC... it's hard to say how much of a problem that is. For if you got a year worth of leisure time for 240'ish dollars it could have been a lot worse. If you are hurting financially because of gambling yes you need help.
Are you talking to me and op as if we are the same person?
Will presume that is the case as no one would be against op getting healthy even if he doesnt break the gambling cycle.
The real issue with addictions is pattern recognition gone wrong. Most people are addicted to something and quite a lot of people do not even know it.
It might not be as sever as gambling or drugs but it could be something like taking the same path home after work every day or pulling out your iphone when conversations have ackward pauses. No one should really judge anyone in this world as you are really only perceiving how life is and perception is often murky.
Back to OP...If you are serious you should read some of Gabor Mates books. He really does a great job of explaining whats going on in the head.
I worded it horribly it was meant to be to both. I thought the thought of "combining" cardio and gambling is crazy. If that is what you were saying. I think it is but I could be wrong. Part about it could have been a lot worse was OP as he had quite a bit more then 1 BTC it appeared in wallet.
I agree I in no way have a problem with OP getting better and leaving gambling. I just don't think gambling should be combined with new item. Instead replace gambling with other item. I do agree losing half time to something else is good, but think with an addiction you should take all of it away not part.
I think it would be hard but blocking all gambling sites, odd sites, etc on his home network would be a quick jump back from it.
